When I’ve mentioned to friends that I’m planning to develop some coaching materials on the topic of decision making, nearly every one of them has said, “Will you coach ME?”
Copyright 2010 Sue Mitchell
Why do so many people feel so inadequate in this area? I think it has to do with not wanting to be wrong. Most people either agonize over their decisions so as not to make the wrong choice or make decisions sort of willy-nilly and then experience regret. And since we’re making choices virtually every moment we’re awake…aye aye aye! That’s a lot of agonizing and regret.
I think we’d all prefer to go through our lives feeling confident in our decisions, with the resolve to follow through. I’ve found the key to doing that is by using the power of nature.
By nature, I mean two things. Yes, I do mean the Great Outdoors. I also mean you and your inner nature. We all arrived here on Earth with a certain nature, and when we’re aware of our true nature, we can make decisions with ease. Conveniently, the best way to remind ourselves of our own true nature is by getting outside with the rest of the natural world.
I’m working on some materials that help you identify what’s really most important to you and peel back all the conflicting thoughts given to you by society and even the people closest to you, causing you to lose touch with your own true nature.
I’ll be writing much more on this subject, so please subscribe to my RSS feed. I’ll be getting into the various decision-making pitfalls to avoid, the key elements that must be in place to make confident decisions, specific exercises you can do indoors or outdoors to help you get off the fence once and for all, as well as musings about what our decision-making habits say about us and our culture.
Originally posted December 14, 2009
